Power-transmitting mechanism for metal-working machines.



PATENTED OCT. 2, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent...

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed September 17,1904. Serial No. 224,865.

ii'o all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs HARTNESS, of Springfield, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Power-Transmitting Mechanism for Metal-Working Machines, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention has relation to power-transmitting mechanism of the character of that employed in metal-working machinery in which a rotated spindle is employed.

The object of the invention is to provide power-transmitting mechanism interposed between the main power-shaft and the spindle for effecting a variable speed rotation of the spindle, withcontrolling means whereby the speed of rotation of the spindle may be graded from a relatively low speed to a relatively high speed, and vice versa.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment ofthe in- .vention, Figure 1 represents in ide elevation tion through the head in a plane coincident with the axis of the spindle. Fig. 6 'represents a section through the head of the ma chine in a plane coincident with the screwshaft by means of which the head is moved upon the bed of the machine. Figs. 7 and 8 represent transverse sections on the lines 7 7 and 8 8, Fig. 4. Fig. 9, Sheet 5, represents an enlarged longitudinal section of the controller for one of the frictionclutches"for throwing in and out the reversing-gears.

Figs. 10 and 11 represent the ratchet clutch on the back gear.

Fig. 12,$heet 8, represents a section on the line 12 12 of Fig. 5. Fig. 13

represents a similar section through two of.

the gears or ratchet-clutches. Fig. 14 represents one of the ratchet-clutches in perspective view. Fig. 15 re resents a section through one of the said 0 utches. Figs. 16

and 17 represent the two members of one of the ratchet-clutches. Fig. 18 represents an enlarged section on the same plane as Fig; 5

, tion.

It will be understood that the present invention may be embodied in a turret-lathe such as set forth in Letters Patent No. 457,967, granted to me August 18, 1891, in which there is a carriage movable longitudinally on the bed, a feed-rod for effecting the movement of the carriage, a'turret on the carriage, automatic stops on the carriage, and other features forming a part of the lathe.

Referring to the drawings, the lathe-bed is indicated at and has the-usual ways 'or shears for the turret-carriage. At the head end it is provided with forwardly and rearwardly extending portions 51 52, which are provided with parallel ways, guides, or shears 53 54 at a right angle to. the ways for the turret-carriage; These guides or shears extend from front to rear transversely of the bed to receive a movable head which contains the spindle and the power transmitting mechanism therefor. Said head comprises a pan-shaped casing 55 and a top or cover 56. This pan-shaped head is relatively shallow and is adapted for the reception of a quan- 5 tity of lubricant in which the lower ortions of the inclosed bearings and trains o gearing may be immersed to insure a thoroughlubrication thereof when in operation. The top or cover prevents the escape of the lubricant zoo and is readily removed to admit of a convenient inspection of the gearing while running and the adjustment and repair of the parts when at rest. The casing 55 is provided at its bottom with gibs 57 58 for flaking under 105 feed-screw is suitably journaled in brackets no Fig. 25 represents the'me'mber in 111 on the shaft 105.

62 63 on the bed and is equipped. with a handwheel 64; Power appliances are employed for effecting the rotation of the feed-screw from a shaft 70. These power appliances comprise aninclined shaft 67, driven' by gears 68 69 and suitably geared to the-screw-shtift by gears 65 66. (See Fig. 6.) A a The feed-shaft 7 O is driven frictionally by friction-disks 101 102, engaged with complemental drivin .-disks 103 1051 on the shaft 105, 'journaled in t e. yoke 106 on a shaft 18 2,pro-

jecting from the head. The last-mentioned.

shaft 182 has upon it a spiral gear 107, driving a complemental gear 108 on a shaft 109, journaled in'bearings on the yoke, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The said shaft 109 carries at its lower end a spiral gear 110, intermeshing with and driving a complemental gear A lever 115 is secured to the shaft 112, arranged'in the rear of the yoke to. cause a cam 113 on said stud-shaft to engage a complemental cam 114 on the lower end of the yoke for the purpose of rocking the yoke and varying the interposition of the cam-disks.

Referrin now to Fig. 5, the spindle and *the journa bearings therefor will be de-' scribed. Within the casing of the'head are secured uprights or supports 120 121, which serve to support the journal-boxes for the various shafts and for the spindle, which are arranged in the head. The main'drivingshaft is indicated at 122, and it projects at its end beyond the head for the reception of a belt-wheel 123, by which it may be rotated in one direction and at a constant speed. This shaft is journaled in boxes 124 124, which are driven into the supports 1'20 121, and it is held against. longitudinal movement by collars 125, rigidly secured thereto and bearing against said boxes. Each box tapers outwardly and is formed with a shoulder to bear against the inner face of the web or support 120 121, as the case may be. As the boxes for all of the various shafts are similar to the one described, a detailed description will not be given of any of the others. The spindle is washers 132 133.

indicated at 126. shaft having a smooth unshouldered periphery or exterior surface. In this respect it is essentially different from any of the spindles which have been heretofore used in metalworking machines. On its inner end it is equipped with a chuck 127. The spindle is held against movement by the following devices: Secured to the spindle by two screw-. pins 128 128 is the common hub of two gears 129 and 130. .On one side of the gear 129 is a flange or web 131, which'is cast with the easing or head, and between the said flange and the end of the hub of the wheel are two loose On the opposite side of the gear 130 are two similar loose washers 134 135, and bearing upon the washer 135 are two=set-screws 136 136, passed through speed or in eometric ratio.

It consists of a hollow" ears or lugs 137, east integral with the head. By adjusting these screws 1.36 136 the gears 129 130 may beclamped against axial movement and by reason of their pinned connection with the spindle hold said spindle against movement longitudinallyof its axis.

By the simple expedient of withdrawing the.

screw-pins 128 128 the spindle may be re moved as an entirety from the head by drawing upon the chuck end of it. At each end the spindle is mounted in boxes 138 138, which are exteriorl-y tapered and are set in the supports 120 121 in tapering apertures provided for their reception. Between the boxes and the shaft are placed bushings 139 140. To hold the boxes in place, strong heli-. cal springs 141 encircle the exterior cylindrical ends thereof and bear against shoulders on the bushings and also against the in' ner wall of the head. Each box or bearing is formed with a cavity 142 for the reception of lubricant and also for'the reception of a loose ring 143, which assists in carrying the lubricant to the various parts of the bearing. Referring to Figs. 5, et seq., inclusive, the mechanism for effecting a variable speed rotation of the spindle from the driving-shaft will now be explained. It may be here stated that the object of this gearing is to rovide for rotating the spindle at any one of a large number of speeds and for reversing it without varying the speed"'or direction of rotation of the driving-shaft. I This gearing is so constructed that the spindle may be driven from the lowest speed to the highest speed by a series of steps, as it were, each increase in speed being twenty-fiveper cent. over the previous The speed variations is e ected by clutch mechanisms, the finer gradations of'speed being secured by positive ratchet-clutches with devices which insure their operation in proper sequence and the greater or coarser gradations being secured by main clutches. The entire range of the finer gradations in speed or thediffere'nce 1 10 between the lowest speed and the highest speed secured by the ratchet-clutches is about equal to the range or difference in speed secured by the main clutches. In this way the low-speed main clutch may be operated, 115 while the ratchet-clutches are operated from relatively low speed to relatively high speed, and then by throwing in the high-speed main clutch the ratchet-clutches may be again operated in sequence from relatively low to rela- 1 2o ing with a reversing-clutch, so that without. changing the direction of, rotation of the vspind power-shaft 122- and the spindle.

ratchet-clutches for .efiecting be explained, for the purpose of driving the e in one direction or the other, these trains of'gearing being interposed between the There are interposed between these two elementsto wit, the power-shaft and :the spindlefour shafts, which'may betermed the secondary power-shaft, the back-gear shaft, an intermediate shaft, and a reverse-shaft. The powershaft, the secondary power-shaft, and the intermediate shaft all have their axes located in the same horizontal plane as the I spindle, this plane being coincident with the plane of divislon between the bottom portion ofthe casing or head and the cover thereof,

* power-shaft 122 the following gears: 151, 152,

as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The prime power-shaft 122 has pinned to it three gears 144 145 146, which intermesh, respectively, with gears 147 148 149, all loosely mounted upon the secondary power-shaft 150. There are likewise loose upon the and 153, respectively intermeshing with the gears 154 155 156, all of which are pinned to the 'shaft 150. The pairs of intermeshing gears 146 and 149, 145 and 148, 144 and 1.47 are in increasing ratios, as are the pairs of in .termeshing gears 151 and 154, 153 and 156,

and 152 and 155. (Jonsequently, as will be explained, the shaft 150 may be driven at any one of six speeds relatively to the shaft 122, the ratios of the pairs of coacting gears being such that each increase in speed of the shaft 150 is twenty-five per cent. over the preceding speed. The gears 144, 145, and 146=all rotate in unison with the shaft 122, and therefore the gears 147, 148, and 149 are constantly in rotation loosely upon the shaft 150. Additional clutches are interposed between the last-mentioned three gears and the shaft 150, and similar clutches are interposed between the loose gears 151 152 153 and the 1 shaft 122, these clutches providing for the finer gradations of speed of the spindle;

Each of the fast gears on each of the two shafts 122 150 carries a loose pawl 160, which is adapted to be thrust inward by a spring 161, as shown 'in Fig. 15. This pawl is placed in a socket formed in a disk-likemember carried by the gear and rests loosely upon a pin 16,1, 'arranged radially of the gear and passing through an aperture in the shaft.

The two shafts are hollow for the reception of rotatable members or rods 1. 62 163, against which the ends of the pins 161 bear.

Each of the loose gea'rs 151, 152, and 153 on the shaft 122 and. the gears 147, 14s, and

' 149 on the shaft 50 is keyed to a sleeve or bushing 164, loose upon its respective shaft. This sleeve or bushing in'each case is formed on its end with ratchet-teeth 165 and fits into a socketwithin' the disk-like hub of the next adjacent gear, so that the ratchet-teeth are in a potential relation to the pawl 160, car

ried by said gear.

On the two shafts the fast and loose gears are mounted in .pairs, the fast gear 144, for instance, carrying a pawl adapted'to engage the ratchet of the gear 151, the gear 145 carrying a pawl-for the ratchet-gear 152, and the gear 146 carrying a pawl for the ratchet ofgear 153. The arrangement of the gears on' the shaft 150 is similar to that just described,

there being upon each shaft three pairs of gears having pawls and ratchets arranged in potential relation. This pawl-and-ratchet mechanism forms in each case a positive ratchet-clutch by which the loose gear may be positively keyed to the fast gear.

The pins 161 control the operation various pawls 160, mechanism being proof the videdby which these pins are moved into and out of active or inactive position, as the case may be, said mechanism being such that only one pin is active at a time, and-thepins are actuated in proper sequence.

The rotativeqmembers or rods 162 163 are held against longitudinal movement-b setscrews 166, formed in an extension on t e inne'r end of, the casing or head, said set-screws being locked in place by additional set-serews 1.67, arranged at right angles thereto. Each rod 162 or 163 is provided with three recesses or sockets 168,-into which the pins 161 may 'drop When permitted. These sockets are out of line with each other and may be formed by simply flattening the rod 162 163 or forming a short groove in the periphery thereof. The rod may be rotated, as in the case of the rod 162, (shown in Fig. 16,) so that all of the pins 161 will bear against the rounded periphery of the rod and be held in an inactive position; but each rod may be rotated so as to bring a socket 168 under one of the pins 161, as shown in the case of the rod 163 at the left end thereof, where the'pin 161, carried by the gear 154, is shown as dropped into a socket, so as to permit the pawl 160 to engage the teeth .of the ratchet 165 of the gear'147. Consequently the shaft 150 may by properly rotatively adjusting the rods 162 and 163 be driven at any one of six speeds from the shaft 122. A controller is provided for effecting the relative rotation of these rods and is so constructed that the clutch-pins 161 are permitted to drop into'active' position in a predetermined order, beginning with thecoacting gears having the lowest ratio and ending with that pair of gears having the greatest ratio-to wit, those indicated at 153 and 156whereby the shaft 150 is driven gradually from its lowest to its highest speed, the.

. carrier 172.

increment of increase being twenty-five per cent. over the receding rate of s eed. The controller for t e rods 162 163 is est shown in Figs. 18 to 26, inclusive. Each of therods 162 163 is formed with a finger 170, ada ted to be engaged by an abutment 171. T ese two abutments constitute stops hinged to a This carrier is secured to an upright shaft 173, journaled-in the extension 17 {1 of the head or'casi'ng and is equipped on its end with a handle 175, by which it may be depressed and rotated.

The carrier is held yieldingly upward by a spring 176, as shown in .Fi s. 3 and 19. The two stops 171 171 may e brought. alternately into the path of the fingers 17 O 170 of the rods 162 163. (See Fig. 18.) .The sockets or flattened places 1680f each of the rods 162 163 are quartered with relation to each other; so that .in order to render the pins 161.

active in succession it is necessary to give I each shaftat'the proper-time a quarter of a rotation. Therefore when the carrier 17 2 is depressed, so as tobring a stop 171.into the path of a finger 170, the stop holds the finger and the rod against rotation'so long as the carrier is depressed. Consequently mechanism must be provided for throwing the stop to an inoperative position as soon as the rotation of the rod has been'retarded a predetermined length of time, so .as to effect a relative rotationof the rod and its shaft ninety degrees, one hundred and eighty de rees, or two hundred and seventy degrees.

, be remembered that the rods are simply frictionally mounted within the shafts 122 and;

150 and normally rotate with them unless retarded to effect their relative rotation. Each shaft is therefore provided with a series of cams 177 8177 177 177, arranged at an the hands of a watch in Fig. 18 and then in angle of ninety degrees relatively to each other, as shown in Figs. 19 and 20 and 2 1 and 26. For coaction with these came separately each of the stops 171 has a cam 178, and the carrier 172 may be rotated to bring a cam 178 into the vertical plane of any one of the cams 177 177 &c. It will be observed that the two cams 178 on the stops 171 are in line with each other, so that when the carrier 172 is rotated in one direction one of the cams 178 rides up on the box 124, the cam on the other stop being thereby moved to active position with relation to the cams on the shaft 150, and that when the carrier is rotated in the other direction the other cam 17 8 rides on the box 125, which thereby serves to lift it to an inactive position with relation to the cams and the finger on the rod. 163. It will be further observed that by gradually rotating the carrier 172 with a step-by-step movement, first in a direction'opposite the movement of osite direction or with the movement the op andsofawatch, the cam '178 on one of the the rod 163. As each stop when the carrier 'init the finger to rotate.

t should I the gear 181, a

stop is brought into alinement with the cams 177, 177", 177, and 177lon the rod 162, and

then the cam 17 8 on the'other stop is brought successively into alinement with the cams on is depressed and rotated to (proper position comes into line with the finger 170 it checks the rotation of'the rod 162 or 1.63, as the case maybe, and holds it untilone .of the cams 177 177 177, or 177 engages the cam 178 on the said stop and permits the finger and the rod to again rotate with the-'shaft'."""'ln Fig. 20 at the right hand side the finger 170 is shown'as retarded by the stop 171. Now When'the proper cam comes aroundas, for

instance, cam' 17 7 'in 'Fig. 23it engages the cam 178 and lifts it and the stop so as to per- Therefore by prop erly depressing and manipulating the controller. (com rising the carrier and stops and cams carrie thereby, the shaft 173, and'the. handle 175) the rods 162 163 may be retarded to cause the coaction. of the several pairs of gears by their respective clutches in roper' order to drive theshaft' 150 at six di erent speeds-in succession, and by oppositelymanipulating the controller the speed of rotation of the shaft 150 may be decreased step by step until it'is driven at its slowest speed or its rotation is stopped, as when all o the clutch-pins are in inactive position. In or der to start the gearing,it is necessary that the clutchin 161, carried by the gear" 156, should be ro ped to an inactive position, so as to clutch t e gear 149 with the shaft 150.

The shaft 150 carries, in addition to the gears hereinbefore referred to, another gear- 180, which is inned thereto. This gear in- Itermeshe's wit a large gear 181, which is loose upon the intermediate shaft182. This 10 last-mentioned shaft 182 is the one which carries the spiral gear 107, intermeshing with and driving the; ear 108, hereinbefore referred to. Said s aft carries, in addition to loose ear'183,intermeshing with and driven by t e gear 156. Each of the two gears 181 and 183 is provided with a, friction-surface on the interior of its rim, whereby it may be engaged frictionally by a double clutch 184, pinned to the shaft and adapted to slide thereon. The difference in s eed of rotation of the: spindle effected by c utching the gears'181 183 to the shaft is relatively great or equal to therange-oi' dif-' ference in s eed of the whole set of ratchet or 1 2o auxiliary c utches.

I Passing through the hub of the clutch 184,

so as to ie parallel to the axis thereof, are pins 185, which bear against hubs of the gears 181 183 to hold them against movement relar 2 5 tively to each other, said gears being held against outward movementby a flange 186' two gears alternately by a rod 188, passed into the shaft which is hollow for this purpose. 1

The mechanism by means of which the rod 188 is moved will be subsequently described, it being sufiicient at the present'time to state that it is effected by means of a lever 189, as shown-in Fig. 3, and devices interposed between said lever and said rod. By moving the lever in one direction the gear 181 is clutched to the shaft and by moving it in the opposite directionthe gear 183 is clutched to the shaft. 156 and the gear 180 are both fast upon the shaft 150 it is apparent that any one of the six speeds at which the shaft 150 is driven may be multiplied by two in transmission to the shaft 182, so that said shaft may be driven at-anyone of twelve different speeds from the two gears 156 and 180,-accord1ng to the position of the main double clutch 184.

T e'shaft 182 has mounted loosely upon it a gear 190, which intermeshes with the gear 129 on, the spindle. These two gears are utilized for rotating the spindle in the usual direction; but for the urpose of reversing the rotation of the spind e the following train of gearing is utilized: Loose upon the shaft 182 is a gear 191, which intermeshes with a reversing-gear 192, keyed upon the reverseshaft 193, mounted in boxes in the guides or uprights 120 121. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) This gear 192 also intermeshes with the gear 130 on the spindle. The two gears 190 191 have friction-surfaces onthe interior of their rims adapted to be alternately engaged by complemental friction-surfaces on a double clutch 194, pinned to the shaft 182 .b a pin 195 V passing through a slot in the said shaft into the hub of the clutch. The gear 191 is held against the shoulder or. flange 186 and is spaced from the gear 190 by the pins 196, passed through apertures in the hub of the clutch. and arranged in a direction arallel to the axis thereof. Connected to tiie in 195, which, as'has' been stated, is secure to the clutch, there is a rod-197 placed inside of the hollow shaft 182. i that at 188, as previously described, and it is adapted to be moved longitudinally 'to cause the clutching of the shaft 188 to the gear 190 or the gear 191,to effect the rotation of the spindle either in one direction or the other. Ashas been stated, the mechanism for moving these rods is similar, so that by describin that utilized for operating the rod 197 it wil suffice for the other likewise.

In Fig. 9 the rod 197 is shown as being hollow at its extremeend to receive a longitudi nally-slidable pin 198, splined Within the red by a spl1ne-199. This pin is connected to a reversing-controller 200, which consists of a lever fulcrumed on a bracket 201, as shown in Fig. 1. By swinging thelever in one direction or the other the pin 198 is moved lon- Therefore inasmuch as the gear.

This rod is similar to gitudinally within the rod 197. Screwed upon theshaft 182 are two abutments 202 end,'so as'to bear against the end of the slot:

in the .rod 197. Now by moving the in 198 to the right, as shown in Fig. 9, one 0g 204 is thrust outward, and by reason of its location, as described, the rod 197 is thrust to the right by a cam action of the end of the dog thereon. By moving the in 198 to the left the cam-shoulder 207 wil engage the cam end of the other dog and thrust 1t outward,

the first-mentioned dog dropping to an inac-' "tive position. This effects a movement of the rod 197 in the op osite direction. Therefore an oscillation o the lever 200 in one direction or the other effects the connection of the shaft 182 to the spindle 126, so as to rotate it either in one direction or the other.

The shaft 182 is provided with afifth gear, which is indicated at 210 and which is adapted to be driven through the medium of the back-gearshaft 211. (See Figs. 4, 5, 7, and 8.) The back-gear shaft is in substantially the same plane "as the reversing-shaft 193, as

shown in said figures. It is provided with a pinion 214, which intermeshes with and drives said gear 210, and said shaft is rotated from the shaft 150 by a train of'gears' comprising a pinion 213, pinned to the shaft 150, an idler-gear 213 loose on a stud-shaft 213 projecting inwardly from one of the supports, and a large gear 212 on the shaft 211. By

virtue of this construction the gear 210 is rotated constantly so long as the shaft 150 is actuated. v

' A ratchet-clutch is utilized for connecting the ear 210 with the shaft 182. This clutch mec anismis automatic, as illustrated in detail in Figs. 10 and 11. 215, keyed to the shaft, and having on its rim a ratchet 216, which extends under the rim of the wheel 210. The rim of the wheel 210 is socketed at 217 for the reception of a awl 218, said pawl having a rounding end a apt- IIO It includes a wheel ed to fit in the rounded end of the socket 217. N

To the inner edge of the pawl is secured a' friction-plate 219, which extends into the space between the ratchet 216 and the inner-- face of the gear 210. When the ratchet 216 ".is' rotating more rapidly than the gear 210, "this friction-plate by its connection with the pawl throws the pawl into the dotted position in Fig. 11; but when the speed of the ratchet is less than that of the gear 210 the said friction-plate causes the ratchet to be thrown frictional engagement of the plate with the inner face of the ratchet. The advantage of this construction over the ordinary lazy-pawl arrangement in which the pawl is adapted to engage the ratchet is that when the ratchet is driven at a higher rate of speed than this speed of rotation of the gear the pawl is auto matically moved'out of engagement with the teeth, so as to prevent its clattering thereon.'

In order that the back gear may be effective, the double clutch 184, hereinbefore described, (see Fig. 5,) should be in a neutral. position, with the pin 198 (see Fig. 9) halfway between its limits of movement and with both dogs 204 inactive. This neutral positionof the clutch 184 would, if the back-gear mechanism were'not provided, permit a cessation ofrotation of theshaft 182; but inas-- much as the gear 210-is constantly rotated from the shaft 150 the movement of the double clutch 184 to neutral position simply permits the ratchet-wheel 215 to slow down until it is picked up by the pawl and caused to rotate .at a slow speed synchronously with thegear 210. Therefore the clutch 184 may be denominated the back-gear clutc and r the controller-lever 189 may be termed the back-gear controller.: The back gear performs the usual function of effecting the rotation of the spindle at a reduced speed and with correspondingly greater power; but in asmuch as the shaft 150 may be driven at any i one of six speeds, as hereinbefore stated, it is evident that by throwing in the back ear the shaft 182 may be driven at six re atively slower speeds, or at any one of eighteen speeds in all. Each pair of intermeshing gears on the two shafts 122 150 may be termed a pair of power-transmitting members, and it will be observed that of two adjacent pairs of members the corresponding members of said medium of either member of the same couple. or the corresponding member of the other cou le. It may be stated that the members of t e pairs are alternately fast'aiid loose on the primary driving-shaft and the secondary.

driving-shaft.

The advantage of a construction of this character is unquestionably apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates. It is possible for theoperator to drive the spindle at practieally'any speed that may be desired.

The entire speed-varying mechanism is mounted in the head, which is shallow and pan-shaped, so that the gearing is all located in the same horizontal plane and the head is movable on the ways so as to traverse the work-carrying spindle relatively to the tools.

The variable-speed gearing is particularly designed for the lathe-and is exceedingly compower-shaft rotated at a constant speed, and j variable-speed gearing interposed between the power-shaft and the'dr ven member, said gearing comprising friction-clutches for effecting coarse or great gradations in the for subdividing the great gradations of speed into a plurality of fine gradations; a singlecontroller and mechanism controlled by said 7 controller for causing the actuation of said positive clutches in a predetermined sequence.

2. A power-transmitting mechanism comprising a driving-sh aft-,-a driven shaft, two pairs of power-transmitting members mounted on said shafts, the corresponding members of said. pairs being respectively fixed to and .loose on the said shaft, whereby one member of each pair is loose on its shaft and the other member is fast on its shaft, and means for alternately and positively clutching the corresponding members ofthe pairs, whereby the member which is fast on the driving-shaft actuates the member which is fast on the driven shaft through the medium of either the other member of the same pair or the corresponding member of the other pair.

3. A p'ower-transm1tt1n mechanism compr sing a driving-shaft, a driven shaft, two

' speed of the driven m'emben'positive clutches pairs ofpower-transinitting members mounted on said shafts, and each pair consisting of intermeshing gears, one of the gears' on the driving-shaft being fixed thereto with its coaoting gear loose on the driven shaft, and the other gear on'the driving-shaft being loose thereon with its, coacting gear fast onthe driven shaft, and means for positively clutching and unclutching the, two confronting gears on each of the saidshafts 4. A power-transmitting mechanism comprising a driving-shaft, a driven shaft, two."

pairs of power-transmitting members mounted on said shafts, withthe members of one pair in different ratiofroni that of the mem'-- bers of the other pair, andeach pair consisting of intermesh'ing gears, one of the gears on the driving-shaft being fixed thereto with its" coa'cting gear loose on the drivenshaft, and

- the other gear on the driving-shaft being looserality of rotary power-transmitting members on said shafts and arranged in pairs for effecting the rotation of the driven shaft at a number of rates of speed, equal to the number of airs, one-half of the members on one shaft eing fixed thereon and the remainder loose thereon and one-half of the members on the other shaft being loose thereon'and the remainder fixed thereon, the corresponding members of each pair being provided with pawl-and-ratchet clutch mechanisms and means for operating said clutch mechanisms successively, whereby the speed of the driven member may be changed from the lowest rate to the highest rate or vice versa by suc cessive gradations. I 6. A power-transmitting mechanism comprising a hollow driving-shaft, a hollow driven shaft, a plurality of pairs of rotary power-transmitting members on said shafts for effecting the rotation of the driven shaft at a number of rates of speed equal to the number of the said pairs, the members on one shaft being alternately fastand loose. thereon and the members on the other shaft being alternately loose and fast thereon, a

'pawl-and-ratcbet clutch mechanism interposed between the oorresponding members of each pair, a series of radial pins extending" into each shaft for actuating the pawls of the clutch mechanism, and means extending into said shafts for actuating said pins successively.

' 7. A power-transmitting mechanism comprising a driving-shaft, a driven shaft, an intermediate shaft, a reverse-shaft, gears connecting the reverse-shaft and the driven shaft, gears connectingthe reverse-shaft and the intermediate shaft, a pair of gears connecting the driven shaft and the intermediate shaft, friction-clutch mechanism for connecting the gears on the intermediate shaft alternately thereto, a plurality of rotary power-transmitting members arranged in pairs and connecting the drivin -shaft and the intermediate shaft, the members of the pairs of members being alternately fast and loose on' the respective shafts, whereby one member of each couple is fast upon its supporting-shaft, and the other member is loose, and means for successively clutching the corresponding members of said pairs, substantially as described.

'8. A power-transmitting mechanism comprising a hollow driving-shaft, a hollow driven shaft, two pairs of ears of different ratios mounted on said sha ts, each pair having one gear fixed to one shaft and the other gear loose on the otherishaft, and one gear on'each shaft being loose thereon and the otherfast thereon, clutches interposed between the gears on each shaft, an'da rod or bar exteriding into each shaftfor controlling the opera.-

tion of said clutches, and a single controller for said rods or bars.-

shaft, a secondary power-shaft, aseries of pairs of gears of different ratios on said shafts, clutches between said gears and said shafts, by which the secondary shaft may be'driven from the primary shaft at a numberof speeds 1 9. The combination of a primary powerequal to the number of pairs of gears, a third 1 shaft,- a plurality .of pairs of gears of different ratios on the secondary shaftand the third shaft, a train of back ears loosely connecting the secondary shaft ,withthe third shaft, clutch mechanism .by which the third shaft is driven through any one of the"last-, mentioned pairs of gears or through the'back gears, and controlling means for said clutch ..mechanism. j

10. The combination of a primary shaft, a secondary Kpower-shaft, a series or pairs 'of gears of iiferent ratios on said shafts, L clutches between said gears and said shafts, by which the secondary shaft'may be driven from the primaryshaft at a number of speeds IOC shaft, a train of back gears loosely connecting the secondary shaft. with the third shaft,

clutch'mechanism by which the third shaft is driven throu h any one of the last-mentioned airs 0 gears or through the back gears, a spin le, .andmeansfor clutching said spindle to said third shaft.

11. The combination of a primary powershafthavin a member by which it is rotated, an intermediate shaft, variable-speed mechanism by which the intermediate shaft may be actuated at different speeds from'the primary power-shaft without increasing the speed of said rimary power shaft, a spindle, a reverse-sha t, gearing connecting the intermediate shaft to the spindle, earing conne'cting the reverseshaft to the intermediate shaft andto the s' indle, and a clutch on the intermediate sha t for clutching thereto either the spindle-gearing or the reverseshaft gearing. I

12. The combination of a drivingshaft, a

spindle, an intermediate shaft, back gearing loosely interposed betweenthe driving-shaft and the intermediate shaft, reverse-gearing loosely interposed between the intermediate shaft and the spindle, direct .gearingloosel interposed between the intermediate sha t and. the spindle, variable gearing loosely interposed between the intermediate shaft and the driving-shaft, and clutch mechanisms to i and the spindle, direct gearing loosely interposed between the intermediate shaft and the spindle, variable gearing loosely interposed between the intermediate shaft and the driving-shaft, a clutch mechanism-by which the intermediate shaft is clutched to either the variable gearing or the back gearing, and a clutch mechanism by which the intermediate shaft is clutched to either the direct gearing or the reverse-gearing 14. The combination of a rotary shaft, a plurality of clutches thereon, a member in said shaft having provisions for operating. saidclutches in a redetermined order, a mov able stop adapted to engagesaid member and hold itagainst rotation and havin a finger, and a plurality of cams on said shaft adapted from said member. 15. The combination of a rotary shaft, a

to engage said finger and disengage said stop plurality of clutches'thereon, a member in said shaft having provisions for operating said clutches in a predetermined order, a stop adapted to engage said member and having a finger,.and separated cams on said shaft,

saidstop being oscillatory to bringsaid fingerintoline with anyone of said cams to effect the disengagement of said stop from said. member. v I

16. The combination .of parallel rotary hollow shafts, a series of clutches thereon, a

member therein for operating the clutches thereon in predetermined order, and a series of cams thereon, a controller havin stops thereon for separately engaging Balf members, and holding them against rotation, and fingers adapted to. be engaged by said cams to release said members from said stops.

In'testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. JAMES HARTNESS.

Witnesses:

D.'S. BRowNELL, F. B1 GILL. 

